Post-Pal asozoic Intrusions (mainly Basalts).. IT)")! > >| Granites and other Plutonic Rocks .\l1.11AJa Schists and Ancient l/olcanic Rochs Gn ei s se s. Px X ji y] i; (;EU(-iRAPHY AN'li (iHOLiHJV OF WICS T-CEXTRAL sINAT. Of other wild creatures, the coney is the most interesting. I kept one for over a month, and he was moderately tame being let loose about the tent and loving to lie near the oil stove in winter. The food he liked best was acacia leaves, but hardly anything in the vegetable food line came amiss to him, and nuts were much enjoyed. I lost him by having to leave him in the care of my camel men while up ;i mountain, and I believe he must have perished from cold, though I LTiive careful instructions to keep him warm. Birds are not very numerous, but ravens are frequently seen, often perched on camel-back picking out vermin. AVagtails are the commonest of small birds. Lizards are common, snakes less so. I only had one instance of snake-bite brought to my notice during my two seasons' work, and the man, though he was seriously ill, recuvered under treatment with potassium permanganate and a libation of whisky. Flies were a nuisance in summer, especially near mining camps ; but they are totally absent from the higher desert in winter. As to vegetation, Sinai is by no means a desert in the sense of being quite devoid of green stuff. Palm groves are plentiful in some of the valleys, especially Wadi Baba, wliile acacia trees abound along many of the great drainage lines, and the Debbet el Qeri is sufficiently clothed with shrub vegetation to afford tolerable grazing for goats and cnjuels. The indigo plant was found growing wild in a little gully near the mouth of \A'^adi iSliellal. Water Supplies. The sources of drinkable water in this part of Sinai are not very numerous, nor as a rule very easy of access. A list of all the sources noted as of any importance is given in the table below, where the characters of the waters are given for the dry years of 1913-1914. The most important of the wells is Bir Nasib, which yields abundance of excellent water, very easy of access ; and this well formed the main source from which my supplies were derived during the survey. A view of Bir Nasil) is shown on Plate TI. Running water is found among the palm groves in some of the wadis, such as Baba and Teyiba, but is unfoi'tunately usualh' too brackish to be drinkable except by camels. Plate II. Bir Nasib, Iroiii the soiitii. liuins of Ti'iiiplc. Siirabit el Khailim. GENJORAL DBSORIPTION OF THE DISTRICT. List of Water Sources. N:mu'.
Renal replacement therapy in Nepal fulfills only a small part of the current needs, with 97 hemodialysis machines available for the general population of 29 million. Transportation difficulties to dialysis centers preclude many of the patients from end-stage renal disease care, due to the rural nature of the population. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) organized into rural sub segments, considering the Mexican model of PD and government funding appear to offer some solution to provision of care for this mountainous rural country. We review the current statistics of dialysis patients, hemodialysis numbers, and renal transplantations within Nepal and offer suggestions regarding possibilities for increasing renal care within the country.
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